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News.com.au
5 days ago
- Business
- News.com.au
‘You keep signing everyone': Roosters star gives it to Gus Gould
Roosters and NSW star Angus Crichton has taken a cheeky dig at Phil Gould after the Bulldogs supremo pointed out the exodus of senior players from the Sydney glamour club. The Roosters are 12th on the ladder and have been competitive in what is a transitional year for the club following the departures of Luke Keary, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Joey Manu, Joseph Sua'ali'i, Terrell May and Sitili Tupouniua. FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. They have also been without halfback Sam Walker so far this season as he recovers from an ACL injury, while Brandon Smith has joined the Rabbitohs mid-season. Appearing on Nine's 100% Footy on Monday night, Gould asked Crichton about the 'drain' of players from the Chooks, and the Roosters star had a cheeky retort. Gould: 'Angus, last year — Joey Manu, Sua'ali'i, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Luke Keary, Brendon Smith, Sam Walker, Sitili Tupouniua — it's a big drain on experienced talent isn't it?' Crichton jokingly replied: 'I know, somehow we still don't have any cash. And you guys keep signing everyone, so I don't know what's going on here. There needs to be an investigation.' Gould looked momentarily stunned before co-host Paul Gallen chimed in, telling Crichton: 'You're more than welcome here any time you want.' The Oracle wrote on X: 'How good was this! Angus Crichton giving it to Gus Gould. And didn't he have a valid point?' Watch the Gould vs Crichton exchange in the video above The Bulldogs have recruited Lachlan Galvin, Leo Thompson, Stephen Crichton, Matt Burton and Viliame Kikau in recent seasons during Gould's tenure as Canterbury's general manager of football Bulldogs. A secret document has revealed Canterbury have the salary cap profile of a premiership winning team, with no players earning more than a million dollars per season, modelling the even spread of talent that saw Penrith win four premierships in a row. Meanwhile the Roosters have impressed this season with a fairly inexperienced side, handing debuts to Robert Toia, Hugo Savala, Salesi Foketi, Taylor Losalu, Blake Steep, Xavier Va'a and Benaiah Ioielu, while getting more games into Sandon Smith. 'We've invested heavily in our young boys and they've been doing a great job for us,' Crichton added. 'Blake Steep has been huge for us. Salesi Foketi, and now seeing the young hooker Benaiah (Ioelu) come through, he's really crafty. 'Robert Toia, he's been great. I'm so happy he got his opportunity in Origin, he's just a baller and goes out there and kills it.' Crichton also praised the Roosters' young halves Sandon Smith and Hugo Savala, who have been more than capable playmakers in the absence of Sam Walker. 'Hugo's kick is what sort of has unlocked our team a bit,' the forward said. 'Being able to kick long and get into those grinds in games. If you play simple and kick to corners, that's halfway to you winning the game.' The departure of several senior players has the Roosters well and truly in the mix to sign Daly Cherry-Evans for next season after the Manly skipper said he wouldn't be at the Sea Eagles beyond this year. 'I don't know, you guys probably know more than me, I haven't heard anything,' Crichton said when asked about the DCE rumours. 'Obviously he's a great player and adds value wherever he goes. I'd just be disappointed if we lose any of our young guys that are doing such a great job for us. 'Sandon and Hugo have been huge for us, hopefully we can make sure everyone can stay. 'The bones of a good strong team are there and putting Sammy (Walker) in will definitely help boost that. He scores tries out of nowhere, points just flow off him. He's got the best short kick I've ever seen.' After a narrow 26-24 loss to the Raiders last week, the Roosters have the bye this week before taking on Newastle in round 15.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
NRL star Angus Crichton cracks up Channel Nine's footy show panel by taking a VERY cheeky stab at the most feared man in the game Phil Gould
Roosters star Angus Crichton has taken a cheeky swipe at Bulldogs boss Phil Gould that left Channel Nine's footy show panelists and viewers in stitches. The Roosters have had a bumpy 2025 season following the departure of some big names, including Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Joey Manu and Joseph Sua'ali'i. The glamour club has also been depleted by ongoing injury setbacks and the recent loss of hooker Brandon Smith to Souths. Crichton, appearing on Monday night's 100% Footy, was asked by Gould about the 'drain' of players from the Roosters - and the Chooks star replied with what everyone was thinking. 'Angus, last year - Joey Manu, Sua'ali'i, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Luke Keary, Brandon Smith, Sam Walker, Sitili Tupouniua - it's a big drain on experienced talent isn't it?' Gould asked. Crichton replied: 'I know, somehow we still don't have any cash. And you guys keep signing everyone, so I don't know what's going on here. There needs to be an investigation.' The panelists erupted in laughter as Gould looked stunned. 'You're more than welcome here any time you want,' laughed co-host Paul Gallen. Footy fans watching at home also approved of the banter. 'That's my Wally Lewis medalist right there,' replied one X user. 'HA! Really threw Gus for a loop there. How good,' said another. 'Got him,' commented a third. Gould has recently been accused of misleading the public about the signing of young playmaker Lachlan Galvin. Galvin joined Canterbury after the Tigers agreed to give the 19-year-old an early release from his contract. The bombshell development occurred just a couple of weeks after Gould said his club had no intention of chasing Galvin. Gould has since stated that 'the goalposts shifted', referring to the Tigers backflipping on their earlier stance that they wouldn't release Galvin until his contract expired at the end of next season. On last Monday's episode of 100% Footy, the Bulldogs kingpin and rugby league journalist Michael Chammas had a heated exchange over the issue. The tense on-air clash saw Gould denying accusations that he misled the public about signing of Galvin. Following the fiery clash, reporter Phil Rothfield stated that Gould's reputation has taken a serious hit. 'I reckon he's been seriously damaged credibility wise and his reputation has been severely damaged at Channel 9 over this,' Rothfield said on the Off the Record podcast. 'I think the punters are awake to it and they are the lifeblood of every TV network that provides the ratings. I honestly think he's been badly damaged and people won't cop his bullsh** anymore.' 'Rugby league officials do lie and it's a fact we have to live with but when you are being paid nearly $1 million to sit on a (TV) panel, you are there to inform and say the truth.
The Age
28-05-2025
- Sport
- The Age
Off-colour and overstretched … and that was just Maroons' jerseys
If Queensland are to be Queensland again, the first thing they need is a maroon jersey that stays maroon. The material they wore at Lang Park on Wednesday night, when stretched, lost its colour. The men inside, when stretched, lost their lifeblood. They were somehow less we have come to expect. They were without their usual Queenslandiness. It may seem beside the point to focus on symbols, but what else is Origin? That anaemic Queensland jersey also bore, as its central sponsor, the name of a bank formerly known as the Bank of New South Wales. On home turf, Queensland were in danger of mortgage default. New South Wales owned them. In a win that was convincing yet scrappy, the Blues had their bankers. The colossal Payne Haas and the admirable Angus Crichton were as outstanding as reminder letters. Laurie Daley had chosen five players from the team running last in the NRL, which must be a first for Origin. But the Penrith five, who used to win pretty, hadn't forgotten how to win ugly. Isaah Yeo led from the very front of the front, so versatile in reading the play that when he wasn't needed to set up his outside men he turned himself into a battering ram. Nathan Cleary, Dylan Edwards and Liam Martin played in a way to suggest that in this most anomalous of NRL seasons, the Panthers might still have a chance. Little Brian To'o, who has missed several games for Penrith, kept having to catch Queensland kicks. And he kept running back at men twice his size, put a dent in them and sometimes offloaded too. His only mistake was one that saved a try, when he pulled down his taller opposite number in a case of, 'Here's your Coates, what's your hurry?' As things tended to do all night, the resultant sin-binning came at the worst time for Queensland – after the half-time siren, when they could capitalise only by scoring two points.
Sydney Morning Herald
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Off-colour and over-stretched … and that was just Maroons' jerseys
If Queensland are to be Queensland again, the first thing they need is a maroon jersey that stays maroon. The material they wore at Lang Park on Wednesday night, when stretched, lost its colour. The men inside, when stretched, lost their lifeblood. They were somehow less we have come to expect. They were without their usual Queenslandiness. It may seem beside the point to focus on symbols, but what else is Origin? That anaemic Queensland jersey also bore, as its central sponsor, the name of a bank formerly known as the Bank of New South Wales. On home turf, Queensland were in danger of mortgage default. New South Wales owned them. In a win that was convincing yet scrappy, the Blues had their bankers. The colossal Payne Haas and the admirable Angus Crichton were as outstanding as reminder letters. Laurie Daley had chosen five players from the team running last in the NRL, which must be a first for Origin. But the Penrith five, who used to win pretty, hadn't forgotten how to win ugly. Isaah Yeo led from the very front of the front, so versatile in reading the play that when he wasn't needed to set up his outside men he turned himself into a battering ram. Nathan Cleary, Dylan Edwards and Liam Martin played in a way to suggest that in this most anomalous of NRL seasons, the Panthers might still have a chance. Little Brian To'o, who has missed several games for Penrith, kept having to catch Queensland kicks. And he kept running back at men twice his size, put a dent in them and sometimes offloaded too. His only mistake was one that saved a try, when he pulled down his taller opposite number in a case of, 'Here's your Coates, what's your hurry?' As things tended to do all night, the resultant sin-binning came at the worst time for Queensland – after the half-time siren, when they could capitalise only by scoring two points.
The Age
28-05-2025
- Sport
- The Age
Off-colour and over-stretched … and that was just Maroons' jerseys
If Queensland are to be Queensland again, the first thing they need is a maroon jersey that stays maroon. The material they wore at Lang Park on Wednesday night, when stretched, lost its colour. The men inside, when stretched, lost their lifeblood. They were somehow less we have come to expect. They were without their usual Queenslandiness. It may seem beside the point to focus on symbols, but what else is Origin? That anaemic Queensland jersey also bore, as its central sponsor, the name of a bank formerly known as the Bank of New South Wales. On home turf, Queensland were in danger of mortgage default. New South Wales owned them. In a win that was convincing yet scrappy, the Blues had their bankers. The colossal Payne Haas and the admirable Angus Crichton were as outstanding as reminder letters. Laurie Daley had chosen five players from the team running last in the NRL, which must be a first for Origin. But the Penrith five, who used to win pretty, hadn't forgotten how to win ugly. Isaah Yeo led from the very front of the front, so versatile in reading the play that when he wasn't needed to set up his outside men he turned himself into a battering ram. Nathan Cleary, Dylan Edwards and Liam Martin played in a way to suggest that in this most anomalous of NRL seasons, the Panthers might still have a chance. Little Brian To'o, who has missed several games for Penrith, kept having to catch Queensland kicks. And he kept running back at men twice his size, put a dent in them and sometimes offloaded too. His only mistake was one that saved a try, when he pulled down his taller opposite number in a case of, 'Here's your Coates, what's your hurry?' As things tended to do all night, the resultant sin-binning came at the worst time for Queensland – after the half-time siren, when they could capitalise only by scoring two points.
